Animal-trap.



EnH-f HRMANF ANIMAL TRAP. l 'APPLIoATIN FILED JULY 17, .1909. f

` Patented mayv 31, 1910.'

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IUAVLD H. HARMAN, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

ANIMAL-TRAP.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application tiled July 17, 1909.

Patented May 31, i914). Serial No. 508,151.

To all odi/om it ymay conferir' lle it known that l, D ivin H. HARMAN, ucitizen of the lUnited Stades, residing` it Spokane, iii tht oounty ofSpolizine und Stute oi' ll'usliinp'ton, hure invented eertnin new unduseful linprownients in niniul'lrups, of which the following is uspecification, reference being had therein to the liceoihpunyingdrawing.

This invention relates to aniinul traps, and hns for its object theproduction oi n trap, which is siinple in construction, und which willuutoii'mtieully reset itself.

Another object of thisl invention is the production of u trap, which issimple in eoiistruetioii, etiieient in operation, :ind consists ot neoii'ipzirutively si'nzill nninber ot' parts.

1n the drawings: Figure l is u persped tive View of the trop; Fig. 2 is:i longitudinal section of the sinne; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectiontaken on line 3 3 of Fig. l. Fig. t is a transverse section of the trapshowing the suine-positioned upon the supporting` traine. Fig. is idetail perspective ol one end of the bracket supporting one end oit' theside ot the adjustable supporting tranne.

Referring to the drowingsby nunierrils, l designates the body portion,which is substantially seniieirenlzir-iii cross section, and. is,prei'ernlily, nitide from sheet iiietiil, lniving its outer ends rolledor bent haelt upon themselves, indicated ut 2, thereby proseiiting nsmooth outer et ge to the end of rlhe side iortions 3 of the bodyterminate :it their ower ends into rolled portions 4l, in which isembedded or positioned a wire or rod 5, constitutingV u strengtheningnieinbei'. 'lhe rod or wii'e 5 extends nronnd the entire lower edge ofthe body ot the trap :1nd nei-offs the open ends t3 thereoi', therebylfoiini'ng n support for the tiltinp doors T, wbieh doors :ire mountedthereon, or seein-ed. thereto.

The tilting doors i" :ire provided upon their outer ends with enhirgi'edportions t5, constituting, weights tor nornnilly holdingl an inner endt) in :in olnirutivev position or in engagement with Athe bait'reeeptuele it), hereinafter described. The tilting doors .7 are providedbetween the side 'ulls 23 of the body portion upon eueh side thereofwith upwoilily-extending bulged portions tl, wliieh ziet :is :i guide'for directing the inner end t) into en ti i ieiet;i.'e position., and

also tend to hold. the sinne uguinst lateral inoreineiit. The tilting`doors? ure inouiited upon Athe portion 5 of the stieiig'theningineinber5, which posses :lei-oss the open end ti of the trap, :is previouslystated, by ineziiis of ii journal ineinbei l2, which strziddles thestrengthening inei'nber 5ft. :ind has its laterully-extending portionslil, tixedly cured to the tilting door 7. rlhe flange 11 teriiiiinitesshort ot the inner end t) of the tilt-ing door T, thereby forming n tintouter end -toi engnging the body of the receptacle lt). rlfhe receptuelel() liniits the iiiwzird inorenieiit o't the inner end 9 of the tiltingldoor T thereby nornnilly holding the suine in fi. longitudinul. phine.The body poi-tion is adapted to be phieed npoii u. reeeptzicleeentuining writer, so as when the uiiiiiiul enters the open end of thetrop, or through smid openings let ot the Walls 3, the weight ol theuniinul will tilt the inner end 9 :ind cause the uniinni to full withinthe receptacle l5, shown in dotted lines in .From they foregoingdescription, it will be readily seen that by lniviiigl :i trop con`strueted iii neoordnnee with the present invention thut. the suine willbe, ut ull tinies, set und will eiiteh :my iininber ot animals withoutbeing reset a great nuinber of tiiiies es is the euse with n nuinber oftrups now in eoinn'ion use.

Positioned interineifliute the ends of the body l, is u buit. reeeptneleit), us previously stated, und toinprises, preferably, wire walls lo inwhieh udnpted to he positioned the beit` 1T, und the bottoni oft thereceptacle nots ns u stop for the inner ends ot the tilt ing doors T`for limiting; the inward inovenient ot the `sinne. lhei'etore, ity willbe obrions that. the body will, :it :lll times, be held out ot' rezuhot' the :lninnils eenling into the lrnp, thereby tn'eventing theneeessity ot retiiling,` the trzip with bnit.

The btntv, :is previously stuted, is provided upon euch side, iienreau-h end with apertures l-l tor admitting light into the body l. 7l`hebody is also provided with un aperture lil, whieh is prelernbly,iforiiied iiiterinedinte the ends oi the trup und between the aperturesl-fl, und suid :iperture l5) (ioniinuiiieiites with the buit i'eeeptuolel() for allowing` the beit. to be reudily plnee'l within saidreoe'itnele. Upon the sinne side with the upertui'e '1U is ini uppertruck portion 2() und :i lower trilek portion 2], the upper 'lower'track portion comprises a cylindrical track portion being 'formed otmetal, preferably, L-shaped in cross section, and the membeil spacedapart from the side of the body, and iixedly secured by any suitablefastening means to the roller portion et of' the side wall. Between thetrack portions 20 and 2l is positioned a sliding door 22, which normallycloses the opening to the bait receptacle and said sliding door isprovided with a laterally-extendin ange 23, which acts as a handle for'faoi itating the sliding ot the door 22 upon the tracks.

The trap l is positioned upon an adjustable supporting frame, whichcomprises side members 24 and end members 25. The side members 24C havesecured to their upper surfaces clamp .members 26, which members 26overhang the rolled portions Ll: of the body l of the trap` These clampmembers iirmly secure the trap or body upon the supporting frame andprevent the displacement of said body from the frame. The end members 25are provided upon the under surface thereoiI with brackets 27 in whichare adjustably mounted the ends of the side members 24 shown clearly inFig. 5 of the drawing.

it will be obvious that when it is desired,l the frame can be readilyand quickly tal-:en apart and folded to a Convenient position by easilyremoving the end pieces 25 of the` trame from the side pieces 2st.. Thenthe side pieces can be removed from engagement with the roll portions land the frame can be folded or placed in a compact position.

l, An animal trap of the class described comprising a substantiallyosemicircular body portion terminating at its lower edges into rolledportions, a wire passing through said rolled portions and crossing theopen ends of said body, a tilting door hinged to said portions extendingacross said ends, and ymeans adapted to limit the inward swing of saiddoor. f

2. An animal trap of the class described comprising a bodysubstantial-ly semi-circular-in cross section, the sides of said body 1terminating' upon the bottom into rolled portions, a strengtheningmember passing through said rolled portions and across the ends of saidtrap, the ends of said body folded upon the outer edge thereof forreinforeing the safhe and presenting a smooth edge therefor, and tiltingdoors secured to said strengthening vmember.

3. An animal trap ot the class described Comprising a body provided uponthe lower edge of each side with a rolled portion, a strengtheningmemberA extending therethrough and provided with a portion extendingacross the end of said body, tilting doors, journals provided withlaterally-extending portions, said' journals straddling saidstrengthening member and having their laterally-extending portionssecured to the under surface of said tilting doors for hingedlyconnecting the same to said strengthening member, and means carried bythe body for limiting the inward swing of said door.

4. The combination with a supporter for a trap comprising a pair of sidemembers, a pair of end members, brackets carried by theunder 'surfacesof said end members, the ends ot said side members adjustably mountedwithin said brackets, a trap supported upon said support and. providedwith a rolled portion upon the bottom thereof, and clamp members xedlysecured to the side members and straddling or engaging the rolledportions for holding the trap rmly upon the adjustable frame.

The combination with a support for a trap, comprising a pair of sidemembers, a pair of end members slidably mounted upon said side members,Ya trap mounted upon said supportr` and means carried by said support andengagingsaid trap for holding the trap upon said support.

In testimony whereof l hereunto alix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

DAVlI) H. l'LYR-LNIAN.

Witnesses: j

FRANK E. `Woons, JAoon BLUME.

